WorksheetsColonization Study Guide
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Colonial Regions [William Penn was a citizen in this region]
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
2.
Colonial Regions [This region had rivers and streams that could not be navigated, but they were fast enough to produce power on a water mill.]
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
3.
Colonial Regions [This region was known for wheat farming]
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
4.
Colonial Regions [Tobacco was grown in this region as a cash crop.]
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
5.
Colonial Regions [Ship buliding was a main industry for the plantations. ]
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
6.
Colonial Regions [This region needed slaves for the plantations.]
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
7.
Colonial Regions [This region had the longest growing season.]
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
8.
How did William Penn get land in the New World?
a)
Bought it himself
b)
Quakers raised money for it
c)
Penn's father loaned him the money.
d)
King Charles II gave it to him.
9.
What was the most important building in a colonial New England town?
a)
mill
b)
meeting house
c)
blacksmith building
d)
hotel
10.
Who are indentured servants?
a)
slaves
b)
those working to pay off what they owed
c)
people who work for the governor
d)
people who like to explore
11.
What was the first settlement in Virginia in 1607 called?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Plymouth
c)
Jamestown
d)
Quaker
12.
Who was the leader of Jamestown?
a)
John Smith`
b)
John White
c)
Walter Raleigh
d)
William Penn
13.
What settlement was established in Massachusetts in 1620?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Roanoke
d)
Maryland
14.
What was one way Jamestown survived?
a)
Bought squash
b)
fought disease
c)
whales
d)
learned to hunt from the Natives
15.
Why was the Mayflower Compact made?
a)
to have laws in the settlement
b)
for religion
c)
trade with natives
d)
to prove that God was in control
16.
Why did Pilgrims risk their lives to come to America?
a)
protection
b)
start a new farm
c)
food
d)
religious freedom
17.
What colony was called The Lost Colony?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Roanoke
d)
Cape Code
18.
Who did Raleigh send with the second group to attempt to settle at Roanoke Island?
a)
John Smith
b)
Pocahontas
c)
John White
d)
Walter Raleigh
19.
What happened when John White finally returned to Roanoke?
a)
they made a colony
b)
they fought the natives
c)
they built more houses
d)
there was no one there
20.
How did this triangular trade route NOT impact the economy of North America?
a)
brought slaves to North America
b)
N.A. was able to send things like tobacco to other parts of the world
c)
Horses, guns, pots, and pans made their way to N.A.
d)
N.A. did not change any
21.
They wanted to convert natives to Christianity
a)
Colony
b)
columbian exchange
c)
slaves
d)
missionaries
22.
They wanted to get away from the Church of England
a)
Pilgrims
b)
slaves
c)
colony
d)
columbian exchange
23.
Movement of people, animals, plants, and diseases between the Old World and the New World.
a)
Colony
b)
columbian exchange
c)
slaves
d)
missionaries
24.
People who were taken against their will.
a)
Colony
b)
columbian exchange
c)
slaves
d)
missionaries
25.
They wanted to purify the Church of England.
a)
Puritans
b)
missionaries
c)
slaves
d)
colony
26.
A settlement far from the country that rules it.
a)
colony
b)
columbian exchange
c)
slaves
d)
missionaries
27.
Ruled by one owner appointed by the king.
a)
proprietary colony
b)
slaves
c)
columbian exchange
d)
pilgrims
28.
Which of the following was NOT a "cash crop" of the Southern Colonies?
a)
cotton
b)
lumber
c)
indigo
d)
tobacco
29.
The Salem Witch Trials occurred in the...
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Europe
30.
The single greatest factor that caused the widespread death of Native Americans after contact with Europeans was:
a)
forces conversion to Christianity
b)
disease
c)
adaptation to new foods
d)
warfare
31.
Why were Protestants persecuted by Spain?
a)
Spain wanted everyone to be Catholic
b)
Protestantes were mean people
c)
Protestants did not obey the laws
d)
There were too many protestants
32.
What was NOT a reason for exploration by European countries?
a)
God
b)
Grace
c)
Gold
d)
Glory
33.
What helped the economy in the English colonies?
a)
mining for gold
b)
farming, fishing, trading
c)
fur trade
d)
wool from sheep
34.
Why did the first colonists of Jamestown have such a hard time surviving their first winter?
a)
spent too much time searching for gold instead of preparing for winter
b)
did not hav ethe right kind of people suited for the work needed to prepare for winter
c)
had no knowledge of how cold the winters would be
d)
all of the above
35.
Which is NOT true of the Triangular Trade?
a)
the coloines sent raw good to Britain
b)
Britain sent manufactured goods to be sold in Africa and the Colonies
c)
enslaved people were sent to Britain from Africa
d)
all of there are true
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